'Nestor' definitions:
Definition of 'Nestor'
(from WordNet)
noun
(Greek mythology) a wise old counselor to the Greeks at Troy
noun
A genus of Psittacidae [syn: Nestor, genus Nestor]
Definition of 'Nestor'
From: GCIDE
- Nestor \Nes"tor\, prop. n. (Zool.) A genus of parrots with gray heads, of New Zealand and Papua, allied to the cockatoos. See Kaka. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'Nestor'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Buddha,
- centenarian,
- Confucius,
- dotard,
- elder,
- Father Time,
- gaffer,
- Gandhi,
- geezer,
- golden-ager,
- gramps,
- grandfather,
- grandsire,
- graybeard,
- Mentor,
- Methuselah,
- nonagenarian,
- octogenarian,
- old chap,
- old codger,
- old dog,
- old duffer,
- old geezer,
- old gent,
- old gentleman,
- old man,
- Old Paar,
- old party,
- old-timer,
- older,
- oldster,
- pantaloon,
- patriarch,
- Plato,
- presbyter,
- senior citizen,
- septuagenarian,
- sexagenarian,
- Socrates,
- Solomon,
- the quiet-voiced elders,
- venerable sir,
- veteran
Synonyms of 'nestor'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- admonisher,
- adviser,
- backseat driver,
- buttinsky,
- confidant,
- consultant,
- counsel,
- counselor,
- Dutch uncle,
- expert,
- guide,
- instructor,
- kibitzer,
- meddler,
- mentor,
- monitor,
- orienter,
- Polonius,
- preceptist,
- teacher